Energy & Environment

From the impact of Covid-19 to dealing with the impact of climate change, government has never gated greater policy challenges. But, as recent work on developing policy strategies for carbon capture and storage shows, civil servants can get help from academics to find the right solutions. Professor Karen Turner, the director from the Centre for Energy Policy at the University of Strathclyde, explains

Cabinet secretary also encourages departmental staff to make time to relax – safely – over the Easter weekend

Move comes as event venue is turned into a temporary hospital as part of Covid-19 response

Scandal-hit Renewable Heat Incentive scheme was “project too far” for Northern Ireland officials

“I could not have asked for better, more committed colleagues," Moriarty says in statement

Body offers £149,500 a year for official to oversee work on HS2, Northern Powerhouse Rail and nuclear projects

Big numbers for capital spending in next month’s budget won’t fix decade of austerity, think-tank warns

Emma Howard Boyd calls on new watchdog to engage widely and not focus “just at those seen as doing ‘environment’”

HMRC tops departmental list of flights, according to analysis

Move comes ahead of forthcoming government reshuffle and plan to make post ministerial role

In our January issue, CSW asks experts to give their thoughts on the new government’s policy priorities. In this entry, Committee on Climate Change chief executive Chris Stark sets out what the government needs to do to in 2020 to reduce the risks of climate impacts

Nigel Topping will coordinate regional and business input ahead of COP26 talks in Glasgow

Defra plan will base agriculturist support payments on public goods, such as better air and water quality

Work to oversee the nation’s woodlands has changed a lot over the past century. PK Khaira-Creswell looks at how non-ministerial government department the Forestry Commission marked its centenary

Plans for a standalone borders and immigration department also put on back burner, according to reports.

Government told to "get its house in order" on climate change

Department uncovered indecent images in routine check on press officer’s laptop

Food and rural affairs lead says Department for Climate Change and Natural Resources would spell the end for current environment ministry

Prime minister sets out priorities that also include a Budget after the UK leaves the EU

Staff bring out specialist equipment to fix breached river banks as response efforts focus on longer-term measures

As Mark Rowe explains, delivering on ministerial commitments will be a multi-generation task that requires a cross-government approach

Manifesto pledges include resurrecting department for climate change and creating a chief secretary for sustainability role in HM Treasury

The principles of privatisation are faltering, and – as a book by an ex-regulator makes clear – the right balance between intrusive control and free market initiative remains elusive